Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 11.3% cheaper than Botswana.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 44.6% less for restaurants
Botswana
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.42
P116.16
|
$1.77
Rp28,726
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.74
P79.20
|
$3.51
Rp57,008
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
P12.20
|
$0.64
Rp10,323
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
P7.72
|
$0.38
Rp6,138
|
|
pay 7.1% more for groceries
Botswana
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
P10.42
|
$1.19
Rp19,302
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
P33.26
|
$3.70
Rp60,034
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
P62.68
|
$5.10
Rp82,902
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
P29.44
|
$1.57
Rp25,447
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
P27.01
|
$1.49
Rp24,222
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
P11.09
|
$1.18
Rp19,107
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
P9.84
|
$0.57
Rp9,336
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
P13.25
|
$0.74
Rp12,074
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
P8.58
|
$0.48
Rp7,833
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
P8.57
|
$0.54
Rp8,756
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
P9.32
|
$0.92
Rp14,968
|
|
pay 28.0% less for transportation
Botswana
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
P57.85
|
$3.09
Rp50,206
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
P316.79
|
$11.89
Rp193,030
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,748.78
P258,714.45
|
$26,361.87
Rp428,131,484
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.98
P261.88
|
$4.16
Rp67,628
|
|
pay 14.3% less for housing
Botswana
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.82
P1,184.20
|
$33.62
Rp545,927
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$251.58
P3,471.53
|
$247.48
Rp4,019,194
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$202.25
P2,790.80
|
$163.01
Rp2,647,436
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
P467.77
|
$42.16
Rp684,644
|
|
pay 0.6% less for childcare
Botswana
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.53
P2,270.35
|
$106.70
Rp1,732,851
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,060.26
P69,826.50
|
$6,782.48
Rp110,151,201
|
|
pay 12.3% less for entertainment and sports
Botswana
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
P22.18
|
$2.71
Rp43,965
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
P31.94
|
$1.77
Rp28,825
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
P58.08
|
$2.13
Rp34,667
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.61
P463.74
|
$28.24
Rp458,710
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.74
P79.20
|
$3.35
Rp54,450
|
|
pay 13.8% more for clothing
Botswana
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.64
P588.33
|
$41.10
Rp667,510
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.97
P303.22
|
$30.35
Rp492,916
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.75
P769.35
|
$67.01
Rp1,088,247
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.31
P859.87
|
$62.49
Rp1,014,801
|
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